Phonograph cabinet



A. A. SlN-GLER.

PHONOGRAPH CABINET.

' APPLICATION FILED Aucms. 1921.

1,414,379. Patented May 2,1922.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. I

PHONOGRAPH CABINET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 2, 1922.

Application filed August 18, 1921. Serial No. 493,841.

' To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT A. SINGLER, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city and county of Denver and State of Colorado, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Phonograph Cabinets; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the characters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a cabinet for use in connectionwith phonographs and the like in which the cabinet is so esigned that itcan be used as a table for supporting books, record albums or a lamp, orany article without the necessity of removing said articles whenoperating the phonograph.

My improved cabinet can be placed in a corner or along a wall or used inthe center of the room without in any way interfering with the operationof the phonograph.

My improved cabinet also permits the top to be folded back upon itselfor slid to the side or tilted in the manner usually employed in cabinetsof this type.

It is a further object of my invention to improve the acousticproperties of the phonograph by changing'the shape and location of theamplifying horn, and to provide the same with means for improving thequality of the sound inv a manner to be pointed out hereafter.

My cabinet is so designed that the four sides are symmetrical and it cantherefore be used in the middle of a room, if desired, since it has nounfinished side that must be concealed by backing the same against aside and serving as a door.

Fig. 7 is a section on line 77, Fig. 5.

Fig. 8 is a section on line 8-8,Fig, 5.

Fi 9 is a detail view of the supporting mem er, and

Fig. 10 is a section on line 10-10, Fig. 9.

The samereference characters indicate the same parts in the severalviews.

My improved cabinet, which I have indicated as a whole, by referencenumeral 1, comprises a substantially rectangular cabinet having sides 2and 3, a back 4 and a front 5, said front member 5 being hinged at oneThe cabinet is supported on ornate legs 6 and an ornamental column 7extends along each corner from the bottom 8 to the top 9. Beneath thebottom 8 and joining the four legs 6 is an apron 10 which may have itslower edge formed into ornamental curves if desired. Within the cabinetI provide a container 11 which forms a receptacle for the reception ofrecords or record albums 12 (Fig. 6). Container 11 terminates short ofthe rear Wall 4, so as to provide a space for the amplifying horn 13.The top 9 of my cabinet forms a support for the sound reproducingmachinery which comprises a motor 14, a turn table 15 and the arm 16which carries'the reproducer 17. The sound reproducing mechanism isenclosed by a box-like structure comprising front and back pieces 18 and19 and sides 20 and 21. Secured to members 18, 19, 20 and 21 by suitablemeans is a top 22 comprising two parts 23 and 24 which are hingedtogether, by means of hinges 25. The top 22 is secured to the cabinetin-the following manner. Front and back membersv 18 and 19 are providednear their top edges with a cut away portion comprising a groove 26 forthe reception of a molding 27. Said molding has a projecting portion 28which fits with a sliding fit into groove 26. Molding 27 also has a cutaway portion 29 for the receptionof-a strip 30 which is glued or nailedto sides 18 and 19. It will thus be seen that moldings 27 can slide ingrooves 26 but that they cannot be removed on account of thestrip 30.One end be slid cross Ways of the cabinet top. The top 22 is hinged toside molding 27 by means of hinges 33 and rovided with holes 34 for thereception of owel pins 35 which project upwardly from the top'of theco-' operating molding 27 on the front of the cabinet. The top 22 cantherefore be slid crosswise of the cabinet to the position shown in Fig.3 or it may be raised to the position shown infiFig. 4. In order to holdthe cover in the raised position. I provide a support 36 which isreleasably pivoted to the cover at 37 in a manner-which will bedescribed more in detail hereafter. Hinges 33 are so placed with respectto molding 27 that the pivot pins are accessible and the hinge nearestto the side is so constructed that the pivot pin can be readily removed.When it is desired to fold the top back upon itself so that member 23will occupy a position directly over member 24, the pivot pin is firstremoved from the hlnge attachedto member 23.

When the top is doubled as shown dotted in Fig. 1, the box containingthe reproducing apparatus is sufficiently accessible to permit therecords to be changed, but if it underneath the bottom of the cabinet asindicated at 38. By placing the amplifying horn in the positionindicated, I can make my cabinet symmetrical and have all of the foursides substantially identical in appearance.

On top of members 18, 19, 20 and 21, and below top 22 I have provided aslide 39 which is of a width substantially equal to one-half of thewidth of the cabinet and can be freely moved backward or forward and canbe used to close the top of the cabinet when the machine is operatedwith the top slid back as indicated in Figs. 3 and 5 or whemmember23 isfolded back upon member 24 as indicated in Fig. 1. Slide 39 has a cutoutportion 40 for the reception of support 36;

For supporting the top 22 in inclined position as shown in Fig. 4, Ihave designed a supporting member 36' one end of which is provided witha spring member 41 andv the other end withv a hook (not shown) forengaging with the transverse portion 42 of plate 43 (Fig. 5). Secured tomember 24 of top 22 is a plate 44 having a hole 45 and a portion '46which projects part way across said hole 45 (Fig. 10). Pin 46 engages ina hole near the end of support 36. Spring 41 serving to hold thesupporting member on said pin. When the top is slid to the left asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 9, support 36 will engage with theinside of side 21 and pin 46 will be pulled out of its .cooperating holein member 36 permitting the support to drop down to the position shownin dotted lines in Fig. 9.

In order to enrich the tones of the machine I provide the ends of theamplifying horn 13 with a number of strings 47 (Fig. 2) these stringsare tensioned to any desired degree and will vibrate in sympathy withthe corresponding tones from the instrument. I have indicated only threestrings in the drawings but I may have any number, desired as, forexample, eight, which may be tuned to form an octave or inv any otherway found to be the most desirable and effective.

From the above description it is apparent that .I have invented acabinet especially adapted to contain and house a sound reproducingmachine and its essential parts and which is so constructed that its topsurface maybe used as a,table for the support of any desirable articlewhich need not be removed whenever the machine is to be operated. Thecabinet is so built that the four sides are substantially the same'inappearance and the amplifying horn is so located that it becomesunnecessary to provide a special opening for the emission of the sound.

The top of container 11 may be used for supporting various things, as,for example, a box 48.

I am aware that various minor changes may be made in the construction ofmy cabinet without departing from the real invention and I desire thatthe specific cabinet which I have shown and described shall be taken inan illustrative and not a limiting sense.

Having thus described my invention or discovery and the preferred way ofmaking and using the same, what I claim is:

1. In a cabinet of the type used for the housing of sound reproducingmachines, a box for the reception of the turntable and sound reproducingarm, a top for said box comprising two members hingedly connected to oneanother, a frame slidably connectedto the top of said box and means formovably securing said top to said frame whereby said frame and said topmay be simultaneously moved with respect to said box and the top movedrelative to the frame.

' grooves along the top edges of two sides of parts hingedly connectedto one another:

3. In a cabinet of the type used for the housing of sound reproducingmachines, a

box for the reception of the turntable and sound reproducing arm, a topfor said box, grooves along the top edges of two sides of said box,moldings provided with means having sliding engagement with saidgrooves,

means for retainin said moldings in said grooves, a third mo ing joiningcorresponding ends of the firstmentioned moldings, a top hingedlyconnected to one of said slidable moldings, dowel pins and holes forconnecting the top with the other slidable molding, said top beingmadein twoparts hingedly connected to one another, and a slide betweensaid top and the top edges of said box..

4, In a cabinet of the type used for the housing of sound reproducingmachines,

comprising a box for the reception of the turntable and the soundreproducing arm,

a top for said box, means permitting said.

top to be tilted with respect to said box and means for holding said topin tilted position comprising in combination a supporting bar (36)having ahook near one end thereof and a hole near the other end thereof,a plate (43) in the bottom of said box for cooperating with said bar, atransverse pieec (42) on said. plate for cooperating withsaid hook, aplate (44) secured to said top, means (46) on said plate for engagingwith the hole in said bar and a spring (41) for cooperating with theplate (44) on the top for holding said bar (36) in contact with said pin(46). i v

In testimony whereof I aifix my signature.

ALBERT A, SINGLER.

